Benzene, 2-fluoro-4-methyl-1-nitro- → [2-(3-Fluoro-4-nitro-phenyl)-vinyl]-dimethyl-amine

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A mixture of 2-fluoro-4-methyl-1-nitro-benzene (3 g, 19.3 mmol), N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (10 mL) and 3 mL of DMF (30 mL) was heated at 125° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was cooled and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a purple solid. Trituration with hexanes gave the pure title product (2.5 g, yield: 63%). MS (ESI): 211 [M+H]+.

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